'Baba Twins' will be Showmax's second original title in Kenya with plans to roll out slates in other African countries including Nigeria.
Showmax, the Multichoice-owned local streaming service, has announced its first Kenyan Showmax original film titled Baba Twins, a coming-of-age comedy-drama that will be released in December 2021.
The movie follows the story of Wamz, a young carefree airline hostess who is thrust into motherhood and has to raise multiples while navigating nanny drama and Tony, her socialite baby daddy who is not ready to be a dad.
Wamz is played by former KTN and Jalang’o TV presenter Violetta Ngina while Tony is played by Morris Mwangi. Other cast members include Kui Kabala as Doris, Annstella Karimi (Kina, Sue na Jonnie) as Eva, Brian Ngaira as PC, and Shix Kapienga, with celebrity cameo appearances from radio personalities King Kalala, Kalekye Mumo, Maqbul Mohammed, and Ian Mbugua.
Directed by Lawrence Murage, Baba Twins is produced by Lucy Mwangi through her production house Moon Beam Productions.
Speaking about Baba Twins, Lucy describes her first foray into film as a “huge responsibility” that has made her face her fears head-on. “I am learning that there’s a big difference between producing a TV series and producing a movie, but I am backed by an amazing and professional team, right from my writers to the technical crew to the support team, who are super stoked about working on a project as exciting as this. This excitement has balanced the nerves and now we are just having fun as we work towards telling a great story,” she said.
“The full scale of what I was doing – helming the first Kenyan Showmax Original film – didn’t quite hit home until two days to production. That Showmax entrusted Moon Beam with such a monumental project is in itself a vote of confidence. For us as a production, it’s to ensure that we don’t disappoint, not just the team at Showmax, but the audience who have come to expect nothing but great entertainment from us,” Lucy added.
